David Hughes Harris

David is an experienced personal injury lawyer specializing in major injury and wrongful death matters. David serves injured persons who have suffered serious harms and losses as the result of negligence in car accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, boating accidents, and other serious injury and damages matters throughout Southwest Florida. At David Harris Law, every client is valued. This is a client-responsive law practice. Every client's questions are answered, thoughts and inputs sought, phone calls taken or returned. Clients come first.

Personal Injury

Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

• Car Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Trucking Accidents

• Free Consultation
• Contingent Fees
  David Harris Law represents all injury clients on a contingency fee basis. This means there is no fee unless compensation is recovered for the client. Instead, the fee is a percentage of the recovery. Our contingent fees are competitive and always fair.

Florida

Since 1997

11th Circuit

Since 2016

Trial Lawyer | President

David Harris Law P.A.

2010 - Current

Trial Lawyer

Private Practice

1995 - 2009

American University Washington College of Law

J.D. (1995) | Trial Law Track

1995

Activities: Co-Chair: National Moot Court Team

American University

B.A. (1991) | Political Science

Outstanding Pro Bono Service

Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc.

2009

Pennsylvania Bar

Admitted

Current

District of Columbia Bar

Admitted

Current

New Jersey Bar

Admitted

Current

Florida Justice Association

Member

Current

Southwest Florida Justice Association

Member

Current

Arbitrator

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

Q. I was seriously injured as a passenger in a golf cart accident and was airlifted to have emergency spinal surgery.

January 19, 2023

A: You may have such a claim. The facts/details, of course, are the key. If the golf cart was owned by the club, versus the operator, then there may be liability against the club. There may be other factors which could lead to the club's liability.

Q. hello I was wondering if you have to pay back Progessive they paid out on a claim I was in an bike accident

September 5, 2019

A: If a Florida accident and insurance policy, then your PIP does not get reimbursed (unless you had a deductible which wasn't paid) but Medical Payments (also known as MedPay) does get reimbursed unless waived. If your policy was issued in another State, then different law and policy rules apply. You should speak to your lawyer, if you had one, who was involved in the settlement.

Q. If my now deceased dad have a pending injury lawsuit, does the funds pertaining to the lawsuit goes to his wife?

July 17, 2019

A: If a lawsuit is pending in court and the plaintiff dies, then a Suggestion of Death is filed, an estate created in the Probate Court, and the Estate is then substituted in for the deceased plaintiff. Only an Estate is legally recognized to proceed as a party under FL law. The Estate is created in Probate Court and a Personal Representative (PR) is appointed by the court to represent the Estate and make decisions. The PR must be a FL resident, adult, and competent (no felonies or crimes of dishonesty, etc.). The PR can be the surviving spouse, surviving child (over the age of 18), or even non-relative. Depending on the circumstances, there would be beneficiaries of the estate, including spouse and children. Proceeds recovered from a personal injury lawsuit would be distributed by the PR to the beneficiaries according to the decedent's will or intestate (no will) legal requirements. That's in a nutshell. Of course, consult a lawyer for any specifics as to how the rules would apply in your particular circumstances.